Daniel Inouye: “I am pleased that the Army is responding to the stress of overseas deployments by temporarily increasing end strength by…”

I can assure you that we are doing our very best to avoid sequestration, because if that ever happens then this hearing is for naught.

It is Hawaii viewers who are the real beneficiaries of the current retransmission consent process.

. . . If [the FCC] identifies such unforeseen instances in which a lack of agreement results in a loss of local programming to viewers, the Commission should take the regulatory steps needed to address the problem.

Broadcasters should be allowed to negotiate for fair value and carriage of their signals.